Paramount Seeks to Dismiss 'Top Gun: Maverick' Copyright Lawsuit

Paramount filed a motion Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that claims "Top Gun: Maverick" infringes the copyright of which was the source material of the original film.

Shosh and Yuval Yonay, the widow and son of writer Ehud Yonay, filed a complaint in June, arguing that the studio did the sequel without first renewing the rights to the article.

In the motion to dismiss, Paramount argued that it did not need to obtain rights, because "Top Gun: Maverick" is a work of fiction which has almost nothing in common with the non-fiction article and whose facts and ideas conveyed in the article cannot be copyrighted. copyright.

"(A)ny similarity between these very different works stems from the fact that Top Gun is a true center naval training," say the studio's attorneys. "The plaintiffs do not have a monopoly on works relating to Top Gun."

Paramount got the movie rights to Yonay's article for the original "Top Gun", which was released in 1986. Copyright law allows authors to recover their works after 35 years. Yonay died in 2012, but his widow and son filed a notice in 2018 ending the studio's copyright to the article.

The takes care of documenting between the article and the sequel. The complaint also alleges that Yonay used "crisp and cinematic" language to animate what might otherwise have been a simple recitation of facts.

Paramount, in turn, points out the dissimilarities between the two works. The studio's motion also argues that some similarities are simply mundane things that no one could claim to possess.

"(E)lite fighter pilots who love to fly and are dedicated to their craft and competition are facts described in the article," the motion reads. "Complainants do not have a monopoly on these (mundane) facts simply because Yonay once pointed them out."

The Yonays sought an injunction that would prevent Paramount from profiting from the film, which earned 1.4 $ billion worldwide. Paramount argues that they have no chance of prevailing in their infringement action and therefore the injunction should be denied.

A hearing is scheduled for September 26.

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Paramount Seeks to Dismiss 'Top Gun: Maverick' Copyright Lawsuit

Paramount filed a motion Friday to dismiss a lawsuit that claims "Top Gun: Maverick" infringes the copyright of which was the source material of the original film.

Shosh and Yuval Yonay, the widow and son of writer Ehud Yonay, filed a complaint in June, arguing that the studio did the sequel without first renewing the rights to the article.

In the motion to dismiss, Paramount argued that it did not need to obtain rights, because "Top Gun: Maverick" is a work of fiction which has almost nothing in common with the non-fiction article and whose facts and ideas conveyed in the article cannot be copyrighted. copyright.

"(A)ny similarity between these very different works stems from the fact that Top Gun is a true center naval training," say the studio's attorneys. "The plaintiffs do not have a monopoly on works relating to Top Gun."

Paramount got the movie rights to Yonay's article for the original "Top Gun", which was released in 1986. Copyright law allows authors to recover their works after 35 years. Yonay died in 2012, but his widow and son filed a notice in 2018 ending the studio's copyright to the article.

The takes care of documenting between the article and the sequel. The complaint also alleges that Yonay used "crisp and cinematic" language to animate what might otherwise have been a simple recitation of facts.

Paramount, in turn, points out the dissimilarities between the two works. The studio's motion also argues that some similarities are simply mundane things that no one could claim to possess.

"(E)lite fighter pilots who love to fly and are dedicated to their craft and competition are facts described in the article," the motion reads. "Complainants do not have a monopoly on these (mundane) facts simply because Yonay once pointed them out."

The Yonays sought an injunction that would prevent Paramount from profiting from the film, which earned 1.4 $ billion worldwide. Paramount argues that they have no chance of prevailing in their infringement action and therefore the injunction should be denied.

A hearing is scheduled for September 26.

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